Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 293, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1930 — Page 23

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This if. rfUi vwnth of the scrip* of articles on Amos ’ll’ Andy, radio’s greatest pair of entertainers. a a a BY DOUGLAS GILBERT New York Telegram Staff Writer (Ooovrignt, 1930. bv The New York Teletcram Corporation. Reproduction In whole or in part forbidden.! A BOY, “Chocolate, *’ they called him, swung in the window of the second floor poolroom and pasted up another goose egg for the Giants; a fat, scrawled *2” for St Louis. The mob below— chauffeurs, overalled laborers shod in muddy boots, coats cement-smeared, powdered; dandies, “dice men,” hats, ear-tilted, topping pin stripe and loud check suits, surged forward. “Hot dawg!” they yelled. St Louis has tied the score. A few clawed at crumpled bills, passed them over to jocular recipients mouthing huge smiles or guffawing. Others clutched white pieces of paper, shot hasty glances at their memoranda and bolted for the stairs at the poolroom’s street entrance. Whirling children shunted grownups aside in miscellaneous scrambles for rubber balls. Boys, some shoeless, yelling gutturals in the street at one another, bat in hand, an eye on the ball, the other on traffic, stealing fifteen minutes of “one-o’-cat.” not a cop in sight.

Buxom duskies of the ' momma” type shoved infants to and fro in shaky perambulators, winsome ‘high; yallers,” hotter “mommas,” strode arm in arm, casting sheeps eyes at their companions. Lenox avenue, Harlem, on a summer evening. A taxi drew up to the curb at One hundred thirty-fifth street and ; two young white men, jaunty, eager, interested, stepped out- —Freeman F. Gosden and Charles J. Correll—their first visit to Harlem, in search of atmosphere, characterization, a check and double check on Amos 'n' Andy. Quarters Needed The Fresh Air Taxicab Company, Inc., had snorted its way here from “Atlanta"; an “office” must be found for the venture; Amos ’n’ Andy must have a "residence, Madame Queen’s beauty parlor should be properly located; the Mystic Knights ot the Sea. Harlem chapter, headquarters for the Kingfish. must be “rented.” The boys started out, their first ot many incognito trips, talked to chance acquaintances; met up with swaggering “Andys” in poolrooms, cigar stores; buttonholed earnest kindly, sincere, lovelorn “Amoses , roamed the entire belt from Park avenue to Eighth avenue, visiting with children and their “poppas,” getting first-hand, authentic material unrecognized. They are friends of the colored race: admire their lighthearted dismissal of troubles. It was a lo> of fun for them, and it was valuable. Been There Many Times “W we write about Harlem.” said “we try to be as faithful to this interesting section of New York as we can. Charlie and I have been many times to Harlem, tramping the streets, watching the life, i standing on corners, getting a faith- i ful impression. “We picked a spot where the boys now room, picked a spot for the taxi office. We have a map in our office in the Palmolive building in Chicago that we blocked out after one of our trips.” Gosden pulled out the folder, straightened it out and laid it lengthwise on the desk—Manhattan lay flat in street-checkered patterns from the Battery to Van Cortlandt. In the upper right hand corner pencil dots indicated the rendezvous with which a nation now is familiar. Heavy black lines firmly traced out the district from 116th street north to the river; from Park avenue west to Eighth avenue. It’s Their “Neighborhood” “Here is the topographical picture of our episodes.” Gosden continued. “There’s Madame Queen's beauty parlor” pointing to a dot — “There's where Amos ’n’ Andy live; here are the lodge rooms of the Mystic Knights of the Sea, and there the office of the Fresh Air Taxicab Company, Incorpolated.” The tiny black spots on the map are approximately identified in, Harlem like this: Tlie kingfish calls the members of the Mystic Knights of the Sea *o order in rooms on the north side of West One hundred and thirtyseventh street, about 150 feet west of Lenox avenue. Andy, a “president” directs the destinies of the Fresh Air Taxicab Company. Incorpolated. in the “office” on'the north side of West One hundred and Thirty-fifth street, about two hundred feet east of Seventh avenue. Madame Queen's beauty parlor, j where that gold-digging creature | has been exercising her blandish- ; ments—to the chagrin of Andy—on

Pied Piper Hu I nitt il Prr FRANKFORT. April 18.— The village of Hachtel was beset with rats for years. Neither poison nor rat traps were effective. One of the young men of Hachtel played his mouth organ in the various houses and barns of the village. Success was instantaneous. The rats departed en masse from Hachtel.

the traveling salesman, is on the south side of West One hundred and thirty-fifth street, about midway between Lenox and Seventh avenues. Reside on Fast 134th Amos ’n’ Andy “reside” on the north side of East One hundred thirty-fourth street, between Park and Madison avenues. “Os course, these are only approximate locations," Correll explained. “But it was necessary to establish our enterprise and various activities as focal points, you might say. “Every one, especially those’ in Harlem, checks up on our act. It must be topographically correct as well as faithful in character. We decided on these locations during one of our visits to the district. We tried not to pick a particular store and certainly wouldn’t take a specific address. “If you find a vacant lot or that Amos ’n’ Andy live under a bridge, remember it was necessary to do so to eliminate difficulties that might arise had we taken actual •business doing’ places or homes.” Gosden Born in South Their fondness lor the colored idiom, the mellow spontaneity, is an asset in getting over their act that the boys readily admit. Gosden’s southern birth instilled him with an inherent understanding for the race that is shared by Correll. They, too, are in with the jazz beat that carries the colored person jauntily to a “rent” party, or as merrily in search of a job. Seven o’clock in Harlem is the best test that this feeling is mutual. The district, as the country, sets its watch by the Amos ’n’ Andy broadcast. In the rain mobs stand at street corners gathered about a local store’s loudspeaker. An actual “Andy” ’ll grunt approval; Amos—in person, and not a disembodied voice—will mock his counterpart on the air, “look heah, Andy . . .” while the crowd roars. All Harlem Listens In poolrooms, “policy” hangouts, cellar dives with battered pianos, “big boy’’ must cease strumming nis “blues” at the magic hour of 7. Each has a radio, bought principally for one reason. “Rent” parties, those social gatherings whose tithes of admittance aid an embarrassed tenant to appease an impatiently angry landlord, begin earlier now and are heavily attended if the host has a radio. The boys prize this honest aamnation. It is expert testimony of their

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A r fT ' I I/ook at that key to Kansas City l [) . if *i l, infanta 1 Ain’t dat sumpin? It was prefWfnfiWt A 1 sented to Amos ’n Andy at a civi< 1 w- 4 nr* lr * i reception last year. At the ex 1 1m v , ahd I*™ * T ’ HfW y °* \ treme left are Mr. and Mrs. Cor' 1 * Ht>o ouA*rT*- t^ pl * OH . l9i o may no™ l rell. at the right Mr. and Mrs l • A hr,l 30, 1930. > usT YEAR’S 1 Gosden. Mayor Albert J. Beact \ Dog llcense \ e JZ£v?oS °* h L e oLD CER- holds the key. ,be had at ' •>■* ahovl plicatl<) „ is wait by * > fee of . whether they ultimately wall estat CERTIFICATE' 1 W 1 lish homes here. Their nightly ns l TIFICATZ AW * I tion-wide broadcasts are simplifie \ <I.OO. . 70th is <7.00. 1 when the hookup is made fro] F „ ,„"* . 1 Chicago. \ KM* for THE , I “We spend a great deal of tin ! ■ PREVENTION Q _ to look as though we should hat 1 April t, 19W. iii —- ' ~~ - to set up two homes,” Gosden e? I — —” plained. “It costs more to broac

‘Ti'l Doggie’’ is always protected by his loving friends. Here's a postcard from a radio fan warning Amos about the dog laws.

faithful reproduction of their col-> ored characters. This, and the fact that the race is never burlesqued in their act, endears them to the Negro. They are! glad to share the colored folk’s! friendship. One of the boys’ happiest expert- j ences is evidence of this feeling. On j their bookcase in the Palmolive building office stand two brass orna,ments—one an elephant, “his trunk turned upward for luck”—the other a dog, handsome, well-executed, about eight inches in size. “These were given to us the last time we boarded the Century in New York for Chicago by Jimmy Williams, head ‘red cap,’” Gosden

Largest Buffalo Head Claimed at U. S. Park % By Science Service YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo., April 18.—Visitors next summer to the museum at Mammoth Hot Springs, in Yellowstone National park, will see what is claimed to be the largest buffalo head on record. Tire right horn measures 21 ts inches in length and the left 23 inches, with the circumference of the right base 16 inches and the left 151>i inches. The widest inside spread is 30 % inches. It •is said that the record formerly was held by a head owned by Lord Rendlesham, collected in Wyoming, measuring 20'a inches for length of horn, with 15-inch circumference at base and inside spread of 30Is inches. The Yellowstone head came from “Old Tex,” one of the first offspring of buffaloes introduced into the park in 1902 to form the nucleus of the present herd. “Old Tex,” outstanding in the herd even as a calf, later became its boss and ruled its harem with might and main. He was named by the men who looked after the herd and fed the animals during the long winter months, when the snow became too deep for foraging. The name probably came from the fact that the bulls of the original herd came from the famous Goodnight herd in Texas.

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said. Both were tagged: “From Jimmy and His Gang.” Coming or going tlirough Grand Central terminal the boys have a circus with the porters. It’s “Hello, Amos! Hello. Andy!” from the red caps. The boys grin and chuckle. “Hello, Ligh tilin’! Hello Kingfish!” replies Gosden. “Check and double check,” Correll will rumble, while the porters stand around spellbound, wide-eyed with excitement, their faces spelling all the fervor of fetish admiration. Both Gosden and Correll like New York a great deal and look forward to spending much time in the city. They are not quite certain yet

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Look at that key to Kansas City. Ain't dat sumpin? It was presented to Amos ’n Andy at a civic reception last year. At the extreme left are Mr. and Mrs. Correll, at the right Mr. and Mrs. Gosden. Mayor Albert J. Beach holds the key. whether they ultimately will establish homes here. Their nightly na-tion-wide broadcasts are simplified when the hookup is made from Chicago. “We spend a great deal of time between the two cities. It begins to look as though we should have to set up two homes,” Gosden explained. “It costs more to broadcast from New York than it does COMPANY PAYS DIVIDEND International Mercantile Marine Steps Up in Business. NEW YORK. April 18.—P. A. S.

Franklin, above, president of the International Mercantile Marine Company, has a right to feel proud these days. Franklin’s company recently paid the first dividend in its thirty-seven-year history. The company’s business has increased steadily.

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from Chicago because of the wire tolls. “But, gosh, we’re always glad to visit the big town. We always have such a swell time, and we’re coming back east soon again.” What do they do when in “the big town,” how is their time taken up, how much time can they steal for themselves fir diversion, sightseeing, and what do they see? Doug Gilbert will relate “A Day with Amos ’n’ Andy” In their next interview. IONESES EASY WINNERS Nine Flayers, Referee in Football Game Bear Name. Bn United Press LONDON. April 18.—The Joneses nad everything their own way in a recent football match here between Bangor Reserves and Colwyn Bay Reserves. Nine players on the two teams were named Jones. And if that wasn’t enough to decide in favor of the well-known Joneses, the referee also was named Jones. ■*. DICTAPHONES IN JAIL Hungarian Police Seek to Prevent Denials of Confessions. Bu United Press BUDAPEST, April 18.—In order to forestall claims of ill treatment by prisoners who, on being brought to trial after confessing their crimes to the police, claim that confessions were extorted from them, the examination rooms of a number of Hungarian jails are to be equipped with dictaphones. That British Sense of Humor Bu United Press WAREHAM, England. April 18. —Granting a license to a public house called the Silent Woman that had formerly been named the Angel, the chairman of the licensing commission remarked that the new name meant “the same thing.”

Sticky Business Rll Science Service YELLOWSTONE P ARK, Wyo., April 18.—Coyotes usually are given credit for being cunning and cautious, but there is one bit of woodcraft which the tribe never seems to learn. They can not get it through their head that porcupines are not nice animals to play with. aßanger Scotty Bauman, of the National Park Service, is one of the most experienced coyote killers of these parts, and he declares that 75 per cent of all the coyotes taken in the park have poroupine quills in them. Scotty recently sent In to park headquarters a report, from a friend of his, of a distressed coyote he had seen. “More quills in his mouth than the average porcupine has on its body,” was the summary of the animal’s plight. He walked up to the coyote, and could have killed it with a club had he desired, so engrossed was the poor creature in the task of trying to get rid of the troublesome spines.

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